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Ngasech - the Palauan first born ceremony plant checklist
Citation: Thomas, Michael B. and Maria Fadiman. Biological species inventory used for Palauan Ngasech First Born Ceremony. 2015. Work in progress.
Locality: Republic of Palau (7.345490, 134.472660) Abstract: Worldwide people are disconnecting from their traditional ceremonies and the plants that constitute the basis of culture. As environmental degradation occurs globally, indigenous peoples lose traditional ecological knowledge about what their ecosystems mean to them. People conserve what they value, and ceremonial plant use plays a central role in valuation systems (Fadiman, 2010). Combining the preservation of culture and environment is effective as indigenous people are more likely to take an interest in their natural world in how it connects to ceremonial traditions. In looking at Ngasech, the Palauan first born ceremony, through the lens of ethnobotany (people's relationship with plants), we will integrate the study of conservation of cultural and natural resources.
Families: 28
Genera: 39
Species: 38
Total Taxa: 40
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Bambusa vulgaris Schrad. ex J.C. Wendl. - common bamboo
Cananga odorata (Lam.) Hook. f. & Thomson - ilang-ilang
indigenous, tree Cassytha filiformis L. - devil's gut
vine Citrus limon (L.) Burm. f. - lemon
Cocos nucifera L. - Coconut Palm
indigenous, tree Cordyline fruticosa (L.) A.Chev. - ti plant
Crateva religiosa G. Forst. - sacred garlic pear
Introduced, herb, cultivated, medicinal, adornment introduced, cultivated, herb, medicinal Derris trifoliata Lour. - threeleaf derris
Dicranopteris linearis (Burm. f.) Underw. - Old World forkedfern
Eugenia reinwardtiana (Blume) DC. - mountain stopper
Hibiscus sp. - rosemallow
Limnophila aromatica (Lam.) Merr. - limnophila
Limnophila fragrans Seem. - limnophila
Lycopodiella cernua (L.) Pic.Serm. - staghorn clubmoss
indigenous, herb Melastoma malabathricum L. - Malabar melastome
Millettia pinnata (L.) Panigrahi - Indian beech
indigenous, herb endemic, tree Scaevola taccada (Gaertn.) Roxb. - beach naupaka
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